After being Epic Store exclusive since last year, Crysis 2 & 3 Remastered are finally available on Steam and they run rather nicely on Steam Deck. Now the full trilogy is finally on Steam.
I remember playing through the original Crysis on Windows at release back in 2007, and my PC at the time could only just about run it. To see all three working so well, in their updated form, on a Steam Deck that runs SteamOS (Linux) is quite incredible really. Technology really has moved on and times like this make me really see it. Honestly, I've been massively impressed with how both look and run on the Steam Deck with pretty reasonable settings on both too:
Here's plenty of gameplay of both, with timestamps in the video between the two games so you can get a good look at how they run.
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If you're after a good shooter series, overall it's one not to be missed. Although, plenty of people feel that the original Crysis is better than then Remastered version, but 2 and 3 are much improved in the Remastered versions.
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Last edited by Beamboom on 19 November 2022 at 2:03 pm UTC
I've played through the first remastered and it mostly ran nicely. Honestly, the claim that it is a downgrade is debatable, and if you've never played it you won't even notice. It is a must play.
Last edited by Botonoski on 20 November 2022 at 2:41 am UTC
I wonder if the Deck will influence companies to put their games on Steam that they would've otherwise kept exclusive on some other store. The Deck appeal to PC gamers and console users alike, and the more console oriented users aren't going to go through the headaches of setting up other store fronts to function on their Deck, their just going to stick with what's on Steam.Potentially, although I would have thought it would take a while more of brisk sales before that starts being very much of a thing.
users aren't going to go through the headaches of setting up other store fronts to function on their DeckDeck is not locked behind Steam. Companies can port their laungers and games to Linux and keep all the money without giving 30% cut to Steam, if they wish to.
... But he doesn't claim so? He say most wouldn't bother to do so. And I don't think they will, either.
Last edited by Beamboom on 20 November 2022 at 11:19 am UTC
Somebody knows why ² year old crysis 3 has an remaster? What's up with that?Maybe:
- Ability to sell as new?
- Remastered trilogy?
Somebody knows why ² year old crysis 3 has an remaster? What's up with that?Crysis 3 was released in 2013. It's a lot more than 2 years old.
Not sure why they used a squared instead of a proper 2, but remasters for sure are a low effort money grab 90% of the time, as the developers don't actually have to develop new maps and story, etc.Somebody knows why ² year old crysis 3 has an remaster? What's up with that?Crysis 3 was released in 2013. It's a lot more than 2 years old.
But I think what mosy causes it, games changing hands and the new owners want to make money off of their newly acquired companies. Even Blizzard, bought by Microsoft cranked out Diablo Immortal.
Last edited by slaapliedje on 21 November 2022 at 12:58 pm UTC
Not sure why they used a squared instead of a proper 2, but remasters for sure are a low effort money grab 90% of the time, as the developers don't actually have to develop new maps and story, etc.Somebody knows why ² year old crysis 3 has an remaster? What's up with that?Crysis 3 was released in 2013. It's a lot more than 2 years old.
But I think what mosy causes it, games changing hands and the new owners want to make money off of their newly acquired companies. Even Blizzard, bought by Microsoft cranked out Diablo Immortal.
Erm, the square is actually a typo from me. On my mobile keyboard if I press 2 too long it comes out as ²
Somebody knows why ² year old crysis 3 has an remaster? What's up with that?Crysis 3 was released in 2013. It's a lot more than 2 years old.
Thanks, I somehow thought it was 2020
Haha! I can only imagine some situation where one day someone is asking if they should start a war... and auto correct switches the wrong word and generations of people are at conflict...Not sure why they used a squared instead of a proper 2, but remasters for sure are a low effort money grab 90% of the time, as the developers don't actually have to develop new maps and story, etc.Somebody knows why ² year old crysis 3 has an remaster? What's up with that?Crysis 3 was released in 2013. It's a lot more than 2 years old.
But I think what mosy causes it, games changing hands and the new owners want to make money off of their newly acquired companies. Even Blizzard, bought by Microsoft cranked out Diablo Immortal.
Erm, the square is actually a typo from me. On my mobile keyboard if I press 2 too long it comes out as ²
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